All rolled up, the barrier amounted to 500,000 pounds of scrap metal, and with its removal, the prairie's megafauna are free ...

Barbed wire is the type of fencing commonly used on farms to confine livestock, keeping valuable animals safe from predators, motor vehicles, deep water, and other hazards. Good quality barb wire ...

It’s ugly, dangerous and destructive. In its time, it was heralded as one of history’s great inventions. In the 1870s, barbed wire fencing was advertised as “The Greatest Discovery of the Age.” Joseph ...

Barbed wire fencing no longer will greet visitors to HISD campuses, thanks to Superintendent Terry Grier's order that the prison-like protection come down. Grier, who moved to Houston five months ago ...

If there’s one thing I hope never to see in my life, it’s the reverse side of my dog’s hide. Yet as the owner of hunting dogs, I have almost come to accept the chances for that happening someday. With ...

The latest idea for what to do with The Jungle, the notorious homeless encampment under Interstate 5, might remind you of a prison. Budgeted at $1 million, a proposed 8,000-foot-long fence under ...

Visitors to Fort McCoy are used to the sight of barbed wire. It sits atop the fences surrounding the cantonment area and other areas around the installation. It is used during training exercises today ...

Behold the humble barbed-wire fence, the five-strand sentinel of Texas woods and plains. Untold thousands of miles of barbed-wire fence divide the state, so ubiquitous outside the city centers that ...

I’m a barb-arian, one of about ten thousand people who collect barbed wire. I’ve been collecting barbed wire for over 40 years and have nearly 500 different pieces in my collection, but I’m an ...